2011/06/23

Amos Sutton

Amos Sutton

Amos Sutton (1802 — Cuttack, Orissa, August 17th, 1854) was a General Baptist missionary to Orissa, India.

He translated the Bible into the Oriya language, and published the first Oriya dictionary and Introduction to Oriya Grammar (1843).

He also composed a hymn to the tune of "Auld Lang Syne": "Hail, sweetest, dearest tie."

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